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June 26, 2026
Cape May, NJ

Caitlin & Dean

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Dean Zonkowski

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Caitlin Bonanno

June 26, 2026

Cape May, NJ
1 day1 d9 hours9 h46 minutes46 min22 seconds22 s

How We Met

Love at first swipe

Caitlin had been on the dating app Hinge for far longer than she’d like to admit. Caitlin had been on Hinge for what felt like a lifetime (and had the dating horror stories to prove it).. Dean, on the other hand, was still fairly new to the app. One day, Caitlin came across Dean’s profile. She scrolled through the usual highlights, yes, there was the classic working out photo, and of course, a picture of his cute dog, Kolby. But then came the photo. The one that made her stop in her tracks: Dean, in a full wedding dress. Long, flowy hair, muscles on display, and a mischievous grin, captured while pranking his friend Chris, who thought he was about to do a first look with his bride, Chelsea. Unable to resist, Caitlin “liked” the photo and commented, “This is the funniest thing I have ever seen.” That was all it took, Dean asked her out for coffee, and the conversation hasn’t stopped since. Exactly one year later, on the beach in Cape May, Dean proposed (no wedding dress this time). And the rest… well, you know how this story ends. Or rather, how it’s just beginning.

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